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"Religious people tend to be smarter"
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter"
October 12, 2015 at 5:05 pm (This post was last modified: October 12, 2015 at 5:56 pm by jenny1972.)
(September 26, 2015 at 1:23 am)ignoramus Wrote: Considering the percentage of religious people about, there's bound to be lots of smart ones. Despite their beliefs! I can't imagine an over representation of them though. Unless of course God is intervening! And we're all in agreeance on the chances of that happening.

not all of us are in agreeance ...

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(September 26, 2015 at 12:26 am)heatiosrs Wrote: So I read this on a site a while back and was wondering if there is any validity to it.

The site said "Religious people tend to be geniuses/smarter people more often because they can think outside of the box and find loopholes and different scenarios where their claims would still be accurate"

I was wondering if there was any truth to this.

On one hand, the reasoning for believers supposedly being "Smarter" than non-believers actually seems to make sense in this statement(not that it adds any validity to god existing).

On the other hand, i've yet to come in contact, or see a person that fits this description.

well Einstein was a Deist although he thought religions were childish he did believe in God . some people consider the belief in God as being religious others say only belief in religion is considered religious , i dont consider the ability to make excuses to prop up your religion when it doesnt add up to be proof of intelligence although they are doing mental gymnastics more doesnt equal intelligence . i think it would just be exhausting .
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today   FSM Grin   Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one  - John Lennon

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also  - Mark Twain
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"Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - September 26, 2015 at 12:26 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by vorlon13 - September 26, 2015 at 12:33 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Silver - September 26, 2015 at 12:35 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - September 26, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Silver - September 26, 2015 at 12:38 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Thumpalumpacus - September 26, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Little lunch - September 26, 2015 at 2:46 am
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RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by bennyboy - December 2, 2015 at 6:35 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Jackalope - September 26, 2015 at 12:50 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by ignoramus - September 26, 2015 at 1:23 am
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by jenny1972 - October 12, 2015 at 5:05 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - October 12, 2015 at 7:32 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by jenny1972 - October 12, 2015 at 8:20 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by drfuzzy - October 12, 2015 at 8:31 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by Heat - October 12, 2015 at 8:38 pm
RE: "Religious people tend to be smarter" - by jenny1972 - October 12, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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